Help, Healing, Research, Education and Advocacy
Why do women have abortions? Most women — at least 70% — say they believe abortion is immoral.1 But they choose against their conscience because of pressure from others and their circumstances. They choose abortion out of fear– fear of not being able to raise a child, fear of losing their partner if they do […]
by Vincent M. Rue, Ph.D. Abortion is a profoundly human and complex issue. Because it is such an intensely personal experience, it carries serious and significant consequences for both the individual and society. The choice of abortion confronts moral reasoning, beliefs about human development, personal identity, family structure and functions, role conflicts in relationships and […]
Case Study: “Peggy Brue” I had just graduated from high school and got in with the wrong crowd. There was just so much pressure at that time to be accepted in some kind of social group. I was quite a rebellious teenager and so people that did weird things (drugs, hippies, LSD era) really attracted […]
by David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Note: This article originally appeared in The Post-Abortion Review, Fall 1997. Population control advocates insist that expanded access to abortion is essential to improving the status and health of women throughout the world. Indeed, this message was tirelessly promoted by Hillary Clinton and U.S. officials at a long series of […]
By David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: In previous issues of The Post-Abortion Review(Spring 1995 and Fall 1995) we examined the role of despair in driving women and men toward choosing abortion and then in holding them back from healing after an abortion. I have been reminded by readers that I had promised at that […]